Merchandising and display table



Nov. 22, 1932. NDERS 1,888,649

MERCHANDISING AND DISPLAY TABLE Filed June 28. 1930 MI'I'IIIV i PatentedNov. 22, 1932 o UNITED STATES PATENT CHICAGQ-ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OFILLINOIS MERCHANDISING AND DISPLAY TABLE Application filed June 28,

casters so that it is portable and may be readi- 1y moved from one placeto another in order to place or position the cans at the desiredlocation for display purposes. Another object of the invention is theprovision of a bracket which projects laterally from the top of thetable and is adapted to support a transparent-jar containing specimensof the goods in the cans so that a prospective purchaser may readilyascertain the character and nature of the canned goods.

Another object of the invention is to provide a table of the type underconsideration in which the side andend members are formed and may bemanufactured at a comparativelylow cost..

n, .Other objects of the invention and the various advantages andcharacteristics of the present construction will be apparent to thoseskilled in the art. from a consideration of the following detaileddescription. I

V M The invention consists in the several novel features hereinafter setforth and. more particularly defined by claims at the conclusion;

hereof.

In the drawing which accompanies and forms a part of this specificationor disclosure 'and inwhich like numerals of reference de-j notecorresponding parts throughout the sev- 1 eral views: V 1

Figure 1 is a perspective of a table embodylng thei'nvention;

Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinal sec 19.30. Serial No. 464,463.

tional view, exhibiting in detail the'construc tion of the bracket forthe transparent jar and illustrating the manner in which the.

bracket is connectedin place so that it projects laterally with respectto the top of the table; and

Figure 3 is a horizontal section taken on the line -33 of Figure 2 andshowing the manner in which the end members are oined or connected'tothe sides.

The table which forms the subject matter of the invention is adapted foruse in gro-;

c'ery stores, delicatessens and'similar food dispensing establishments,and consists of a. top' 4, a pair of ends 5, a pair of sides 6 and fourlegs 7. The top, ends and sides are formed of rectangular "pieces ofsheet metal and are joined together as hereinafter described so that thetable is rigid and durable. The ends5 are'provided at the side marginsthereof with inwardly'extending flanges 8 and embody inwardly extendingflanges 9. at their lower margins. The flanges 8 extend at substantiallyright angles to the sides and abut against the end margins of the sides6, as illustrated in Figure 3. The flanges 9 lap the ends of inwardlyextending flanges 10 along the bottom margins of thesides 6 and, likethe flanges 8, extend at right angles to the ends 5. In additiontotheflanges 8 and 9,- the ends 5 are provided-withinwardly extendingflanges 11. These flanges are formed by bending the top margins of theends'first downwardly, then upwardly and finally inwardly, and consistof vertically extending parts 11 and 11 and horizontally extending parts11. The. vertically extending flange parts are arranged in parallelrelation and abut against each other and the contiguous portions of theends 5. The horizontally extending flange parts 11 extend at right an-'gles to the vertically extending parts and are flush or aligned with thetop ,edgesof' the ends. The flanges 10? along the bottom mar gills ofthe sides 6 are formed integrally witha'sics *1 LOUIS s. ANDERSON, or-CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AssIGNoR T0 REID, MURDOCH & oo.,'0r

thefsides and extend at substantially right" I angles thereto so as toprevent transverse bending. The top margins of the sides are v providedwith inwardly extendingflanges a 1 12. These flanges are'similar inconstruction 1 v to the flanges 11 and embody horizontally extendingparts 12. The latter are coplanar with the horizontal parts 11 of theflanges 11 and abut against the ends of said flanges as disclosed inFigure 2. V

The legs 7 are formed of angle-iron and embody leg-parts 'or flanges 7 fand 7 The parts or flanges 7 extend at right angles to and embody nuts 11 for clamping purposes.

By'arranging the bolts'13and 1 1 so that they extend in the manner setforth, the legs operate to join and connect in a rigidmanner the endsand sides. The lower endsofthe legs are provided with casters 15. Thelat- The latter is adapted to he slid downwardly er ed ter comprisebraoket-parts and permit the. table to be moved readily from one placeto another. The bracket-parts 15 fit against the leg-parts 7 and; 7?and" are secured in place by rivets 16. a V r The topt is adapted tosupport cans 0 containing. food and restsupon and issecured' in anysuitable manner to the horizontally ex tending parts 11, of the flanges11 and '12.

' The marginal' portions of the top project outwardly from the ends 5and the sides 6 and are bent upiivardlyfto form flanges 17.

i The, latter are. joined together at theends thereof by angled'orcorner pieces 18 and serve to prevent the cans 0 from being dis v.placed laterally with respeet to the top. The

upper edge portions of the flanges 17 are doubled back,-as at 19, so asto reinforce the flanges and avoid sharp edges. One of the flanges 17 isprovided with a pair of instruck tongues 20 for supporting a price vcard 21.

into engagement withthe tongues and is held by thev latter in anupstanding position at one side of the top. V

In addition to the top, ends, sides and legs, the table comprises abracket 22. This bracket is adapted to support a transparent jar jcontaining specimens ofthe food in'the cans c. It consists of anelongated plate 23, a

circular flange 2 1 and an obliquely extending One end of the plateextends brace 25,. through a horizontally extending slot 26 in one ofthe flanges 17, fits against the top 4 and is provided with a bolt 27whereby it is secured in place. Theflange 2% projects upwardly from theouter endof the plate and forms with the latter'a cylindrical socketforreceiving and holding the bottom of the jar.

The brace isformed integrally Wl'ilhllll central portion of the plate23,extends downwardly and inwardly and embodies at its lower end avertically extending. part 25 and a horizontally extending part 25". The

'horizontally extending part 25' extends through a slot 28 in the side 6with which the bracket is associated.v The vertically extending part 25abuts against the portions that define the. slot 28, and operates inconjunction with the horizontal part 25 to hold the brace in place. Inassembling the bracket with re spect to the table, the inner end of theplate 28 is inserted through the slot 26 and is Socured in placeby thebolt 27. During inser-y tion of the plate through the slot 26, the hori-1 zontal part of the brace 25 is directed sothat it passes through theslot 28. 7 When the bracket is in place the brace 25 reinforces theouter end of the plate 23 50 that the jar j is rigidly held in-pla ce.Bysupporting the jar j at one side of the table and inthe man-- 'ner'set forth,the specimens of the canned goods may be readily seen andinspected by a prospective purchaser.

In using the table, the cans to be displayed are placed upon the topt'in any desired formation. The jar 7' containing specimensofj the goodsis then placed" in the socket that is defined by the upwardly extending;flange 2 1 and the outer end of the bracket plate 23.

After arranging the cans andthe display jar in this manner, the table isshifted to any desired location.

The table herein illustrated and described 7 may be manufactured at a,comparatively low cost by Virtue of the fact that but few parts areused in the construction thereof.

By utilizinga jar retaining bracket in con-. .nection with the table,sales are facilitated inasmuch as specimens of the goodsin the, vcansmay be readilyobserved. i 7

The inventionis not to be understood as restricted to the details setforth, since these may be modified within the scope of the'a-p- 'vpended claims, without departing from the spirit and scope of theinvention.

Having thus described theinvention, what I claim as new and desiretosecure by Letters.

Patent, is a 1. ,A merchandisingand display table comprising atopadapted tov support. canned.

goods or like articles andprovided withanupwardly extending marginalflange, legs 7 for sustaining the top in an elevated position,

and a bracket at one side of the top for retaining for display purposesa transparent jar containing specimens of thegoods, said;- bracketembodying an elongated plate provided with jar-holding means at one end'thereofand' having its otherend extending through a slot in themarginal flange'and se-v cured fixedly to the upper face-ofthe top.

1 2A merchandising and display table I comprising a rectangulartop forsupporting canned goods or like ,articles,'legs for'sus-H taining the:top in an elevated position, strips goods, said bracket embodying anelongated I plate provided with jar-holding means at one end thereof andhaving its other end fitting against and secured directly to the top,and a brace extending downwardly and inwardly 3 from the said one endofgthe plate and attached to one of the aforesaid strips.

3. A merchandising and display table comprising a rectangular top forsupporting canned goods" or like articles, legs for sustaining the topin an elevated position, strips depending from the top and forming sidesfor the table, and a bracket at one side of the top for retaining fordisplay purposes a transparentjar containing specimens of the goods,said bracketembodying an elongated plate provided atone end thereof withjar-' holding means, and an oblique brace extendin downwardly from theplate and having its lower end extending through and interlocked with aslotin one of the aforesaid strips.

4. A merchandising and display table.

comprising a top adapted to support canned goods or like articles, legsfor sustaining the top in an elevated position, strips depending fromthe top and forming sides for the table, and a bracket at one side ofthe top for retaining for display purposes a transparent jar containingspecimens of. the goods, said bracket embodying an elongated plateprovided with jar-holding means at one end thereof and having its otherend fitting against and secured to the top, and a diagonal braceextending downwardly from the plate and attached to one of theaforesaidstrips.

Signed at Chicago, Illinois, this twentyfifth day of June, 1930.

LOUIS S. ANDERSON.

